Michigan, Jabril Peppers Receive Big Endorsement From SI [PHOTO]
By: Will Burchfield
@burchie_kid
According to Sports Illustrated, the hype surrounding the University of the Michigan football team is to be believed.
That same goes for the Wolverines' star player, Jabril Peppers.
Peppers is featured on one of SI's four regional covers for its annual college football preview, which was released today. And the magazine selects Michigan to make the College Football Playoff.
SI predicts the Wolverines will be joined in Tampa by Alabama, Clemson and Florida State.
Coming off a 10-3 season that culminated in a blowout of Florida in the Citrus Bowl, Michigan has been tagged as a team to watch in 2016. Their strong returning core will be supplemented by one of the best recruiting classes in the country, headlined by number one overall recruit Rashan Gary.
And then, of course, there's second-year Coach Jim Harbaugh, who made quite the impact in his first season on the Wolverines' sideline.
On the field, Michigan figures to be led by Peppers. The transcendent, do-everything star is unlike few players in college football. In 2015 the junior out of New Jersey played up to 10 positions on both sides of the ball and figures to do so again this season.
